HyperDrive 4K Dual HDMI USB C Hub M1 MacBook 10in1: Dual 4K HDMI, Gigabit Ethernet, USB-A, USB-C, USB-C 100W Power Delivery, MicroSD/SD, Headphone Jack for MacBook Pro/Air(M1), Windows PC, Chromebook

I have used thunderbolt displays since Apple came out with their primary. With the M1 and the age, I migrated to new TB displays, but was grossly depressed when the M1 came out. I used a mac mini m1 for a while, which worked great, but ended up selling it due to needing the horsepower of the M1X.My company sent me a mbp 13 m1, and I needed two monitors, so I got this. It worked fantastic. There are some cavaets as I am driving high performance monitors 32"2K@60 hz, fantastic and holds up nearly perfect3K@60 hz, good performance on the 4K@60 port, on the other port there is a slight blur and there is a slight slower but it is not overly noticeable. At this configuration it burns 1/2 a performance core on the M14K@60 and 4K@30 ... you know the drill on 1/2 the frequency, but it works.This hub works well and if you don't get it, the key thing you have to remember is that you can't have USB3 on it. only USB2 as your need all the data channels to push the video. The USB2 uses the low power leads that are left over.As for opening the laptop with it plugged in, it will go to mirror mode as the GPU can't handle three displays effectively.What is great about this is it stores their application code on the hub so plug it in and it is instantly available with no searching of drivers.A good pairing if you want to limit the use to 1 port on your MBP, is to pair this with the Caldigit TS3plus. Why? you sling the USB3 and other goodies off of the hub, and plug this guy into the back for your video.Win-win.It is great if you are not a power user of the M1 mac in giving you the eye candy you need. It also works really really well with chromebooks (asus flip c436 e.g.) in fact I would say the performance is even better because chromeos has MST support.

I’m very very frustrated with this product and unfortunately I cannot return it. When it works it’s amazing however half the time it doesn’t. It connects then disconnects over and over. My screen goes dark then pops back up then dark again. For something this expensive you’d expect it to work for a long time. I used it from Nov to Jan. 2022 Then stopped until July 2023 and now it’s like it just decided to stop working after not being used for a few months. I wish I could get a new one because I loved it when it worked and this one I got seems faulty. In Nov to Jan it was amazing. I’d change my review if I got a new one but as of right now it’s virtually unusable

Works as promised. I don't have to reconnect after the laptop sleeps. It's how it should have been all along. I have 2 27" LCDs at 1080p and the MBP M1 screen all at once

Good functionality but broke after roughly 2 years.

This helped with a huge frustration on my MacBook Pro M1 14". I previously had one monitor plugged into the onboard HDMI and another with an adapter plugged into a USB-C. I had constant monitor flickering where the Mac would readjust applications to other monitors and then try to recover when the monitor connection stabilized.This HuperDrive took care of all of that. You'll notice I have two monitors plugged in to HDMI plus running power and Ethernet through it. Installation was seamless. Follow the instructions.After several months of use, I can verify on my Macbook Pro 14" it's stable. I've had a monitor flicker maybe 2-3 times. One monitor has a lower refresh rate but for office work (and even some light video usage) it's not noticeable unless I compare it with the other monitor. It maintains good color unity with the other monitor (that's an identical brand and size - LG 32") so I'm actually running 3 monitors if you include the Macbook Pro screen, all extended display.Two things that don't work well when plugged into the HyperDrive: (1) I don't get Mac (text) Message notifications. They're silent. Every other sound notification works except text messages. It's odd. Works fine when I unplug and use the Macbook Pro alone. (2) My Apple Watch won't unlock my Macbook pro. It displays a message at the login screen that Apple Watch won't unlock when using "screen sharing." Again, everything works fine when unplugged from the HyperDrive. I can live with both those.I've tried lots of cheaper options. None are reliable.

I didn't buy this device to have two external monitors. rather to have additional ports over the two available on my MacBook Air. If one on the Mac is used for an external monitor, then only one is left for other devices. I have a webcam for online meetings, a fast storage device (a single Samsung NVMe stick) for additional local storage, and a single not-so-fast 2.5" SSD for backups. None of these devices require a power supply because they rely on the power supplied by the USB bus itself. None of these devices work properly when connected to a USB port on the HyperDrive. But here is what's happening:1. The Logitech webcam is not visible on the bus by any software seeking to use it, whether proprietary or otherwise (Zoom).2. With the slow SSD, the activity light flashes on startup but that's it. After that, it is invisible on the USB bus.3. The fast SSD is a Samsung M.2 stick in a small dock. The dock has an on/off button but requires no power supply in addition to the USB. The activity light flashes on startup but then nothing. However, I found that after the initial flash from the activity light, if I push the on/off button it comes on and stays on, and the device is visible to the computer.So the fast SSD works using the workaround I discovered. The slow SSD does not work, but it might if it had a power switch. The webcam, on the other hand, doesn't work with HyperDrive at all. Nota Bene: all of these devices work properly when connected directly to my MacBook Air. Perhaps, with the symptoms I noted the manufacturer can resolve this issue. Until then, don't buy this hub if your need is to connect additional devices that don't have a power supply themselves.